Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born

11 August 1705 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Died

25 February 1771 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

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Born: 11 August 1705 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Father: Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX , Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS)

Maternal grandparents: Jean CUSSON , Marie FOUBERT

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Antoine married Marie-Anne THERRIEN 25 May 1733 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne THERRIEN was born 25 July 1710 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Anne died 13 April 1771 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRON.

Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 25 February 1771 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

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Marie-Anne THERRIEN
Marriage date: 25 May 1733
Marriage place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne THERRIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRON

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Children of Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Anne THERRIEN

Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 18 February 1734, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1819, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS 1 February 1758 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gabriel-Antoine LEFEBVRE

Born: 20 February 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 31 May 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1802, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine CAILLÉ 24 August 1767 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 25 April 1738, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Victoire CHAPERON 28 January 1765 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 26 June 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1815, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Amable PERRON 12 February 1771 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 1 July 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1821, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BUISSON dit TRÉBUTIEN 8 March 1773 Place: , Canada

Married: Antoine SÉVIGNY 18 July 1791 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born: 23 March 1745, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 8 March 1806, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Louis ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU 14 April 1766 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE

Born: 18 September 1746, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 13 July 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 December 1819, Boucherville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BELANGER 16 November 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis LEFEBVRE

Born: 8 October 1750, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte LAFOND 28 April 1777 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Christophe LEFEBVRE

Born: 28 September 1752, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1824, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1705
11 August 1705
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Anne THERRIEN 25 May 1733, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 27 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 18 February 1734, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 28 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Gabriel-Antoine LEFEBVRE was born 20 February 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 29 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 31 May 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 30 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 25 April 1738, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 32 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 26 June 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 34 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 1 July 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 36 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 23 March 1745, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 39 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE was born 18 September 1746, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 41 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis LEFEBVRE was born 8 October 1750, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 45 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Christophe LEFEBVRE was born 28 September 1752, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 47 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married 1 February 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Marriage of Child
Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married 28 January 1765 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Victoire CHAPERON

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX married 14 April 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Louis ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU

1767 Marriage of Child
Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 24 August 1767, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Catherine CAILLÉ